Alberta’s Capital Region River Valley Park
Creating a legacy… for generations to come
Resources
The River Valley Alliance has brought together a variety of resources on topics related to the river valley in our area. Please use the navigation at the right to browse through these items.
Be sure to visit our Park Users submitted pictures link on the right. If you would like to share your photos and stories about your time in the River Valley, please submit them to the email address below.
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Father Albert Lacombe first came to Fort Edmonton in a York boat in 1852. On a return visit in 1882, he mourned, “Where has my wilderness gone?” Edmonton now had a telegraph wire, a printing press, and a schoolhouse. The Cree hunters and their families had been sent to reside on reserves, and the buffalo were gone.